Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-08
State News.
AyDROSCOGGIN.

contemplate the purchase of Swett's Island.
so-cslled. near the mouth of the Sheepscot
River. Swett's Island is one of the prospec.
tive summer resorte Of the Boothbay Hsrber
region preliminary tour of the real estate
under the eye of Auburn and Lewiston. was
made Thursday by several prominent Auburn
and Lewiston gentlemen.
1t o'clock, Friday, Special Constable
HinckleS, sitting complacently on the top Of
barrel OF beer. and hemmed in on all sides
by seven half barrels of beer and two whole
barrels of ale and two cases OF whiskey in q
loaded dray team. drove down Lisbon street
to the police station. Officer Hanscom
welded the whip and the Lewiston ouadruped
hustled the load over be pavement with diff
Guilty. 1t was big haul. The liquor was
seized at the lower Maine Central station
People at Crowley's Junction say that Andrew
Hinckley has got his hay all in.
HANCOCK.
II is estimated that there are nearly four
hundred summer visitors 10 Castine AZ present.
The cottages are nearly all open The Cas-
tine House and Aeadan Hotel are about full
besides great many at private houses, it
being the chief occupation of many in the
village TO take summer bosrders and Nor
mails Nor are the boarders confined to the
village alone for many of the farm houses
some miles distant have their share. So the
quiet sleepy little town presents quite a
lively appearance at times, especially on the
arrival of every steamer, when there is a
rush ''to go to the boat and see who comes
and goes.
The Wing says Sadler Morse, mulatto,
was arrested at Bar Hsrbor, Wednesday,
upon the superstition of having foully dealt
with young boy named Vincent, against
whom he had made threats and who had dis
appeared Tuesday morning. While young
Vincenrs whereabouts have not been definite
y ascertained, it is supposed that he is
aboard sailing vessel which left Jonesport,
Tuesday. To young comrade, who was
the last person that can be found that he was
seen within conided the fact that his father
had whipped him severely, land that he should
run away. He tried to borrow 50 from his
playmate. He was known to have So So in
his pocket shortly before his disappearance.
Morse was released, Thursday morning, for
want of evidence against him.
The thunder shower of last Sunday morn
ing, Aug. |, was very heavy at Salisbury
Cove. Lightning struck in three places,
knocked of a chimney, splintered a telegraph
post, and struck tree near MI J. Woods
house, (the third time the same tree has
been taken as target by lightning.
kENNEBEC.
The Waterville Mail stys.-While NJ. S.
Fuller of Winslow was driving from his place
toward this village Thursday evening, his
horse broke through culvert and was thrown
violently TO the ground, striking some thirty
feet away from the break. On examination
hole was found about eight inches in diam
eter and two and one half feet deep. All
support had washed away from beneath, leav-
ing only shell about three inches thick
which was broken through by the weight Of
the animal. thil was broken, and the
harness slightly Injured. but no other damap g
was apparent. The horse is valuable one,
being a fine three year-old, and it is very for
tunate that he escaped without broken leg
or some other serious inJury.-Monday night
of last week, as Officer Call was going his
rounds, he found that in several places the
large mains of the Water Company had been
rolled into the street in way to obstruct
travel and make it extremely dangerous for
passing teams. In the vicinity of the Baptist
church, two had been placed so that they
reached entirely across the roadway. Also
one of the settees had been taken from the
Park, and placed in the middle of the street.
10 the case of the water pipes, it might have
caused fatal accident, had any one been
driving hurredly, or had the occupants of a
carriage been near sighted or elderly Mr..
Edward Young. who was, at the time he left,
the oldest engineer onthe Maine Central road
left for California last Monday. Mr.. Young
first went into the employ of the road in 1853
lie has worked for the road twenty seven
years steadily. Whe he Fl rst went on to the
road. the company owned but one freight en-.
CINE, which was compelled to do all the work,
including shifting; and when a place was
reached where shifting was necessary, the
one regular engine was compelled to stop and
attend 10 1t. From this small beginning
Mr.. Young has seen the road grow TILL it has
become one OF the great roads of the country
PENoBsCoT.
The Dexter G.zstte says: For some lime
past Ge O. Brown has been missing ice from
his store house, the absence of which could
not be satisfactorily accounted for. Monday
night Georg set trap Tor the offender by
leaving hl- dog in the store-house. Tuesday
morning the mystery was cleared away.
GeOi &c found a man with a basket on one
Of the beams, and the cog watching him with
a GOOD natnred grin of satisfaction on his
tace.-A little Leo girl fell from the second
story window of Mill No. 5, last Saturday,
July 30, striking on the stone steps below.
Strange to say, no bones were broken and
she got up and walked home without assis-
lance The Dustins have sold their stock
and trade in tie iron business To w H. Carr
T.is practically gives Mr. Carr the monopoly
of the trade.